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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of thirty-six health insurance
Basics & RatingsWhy this mattersTwo of the best ways to evaluate an insurance company are to look at its age and its fiscal health.
Founded
1967
JD PowerJ.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services firm that conducts surveys of customer satisfaction, product quality, and buyer behavior.
2 out of 5
PolicyholdersThis is how many active US life insurance customers this company insures
170,000
A.M. BestA.M. Best is an independent rating agency that evaluates the financial strength of insurance companies. Ratings as of May 2016, on a scale from A++ to Dr
A+
Overall Score
We have ranked all the health insurance companies by their revenues to get a sense of how large they are. We have ranked all the health insurance companies by their revenues to get a sense of how large they are.
Largest U.S. health insurance companies
We have ranked all the health insurance companies by their revenues to get a sense of how large they are.
- #5
in U.S. - 140K
and Care Centers
Top 3 in these states: Alabama, Maine, Kansas, California
Sample quotes by insurer
Here you will find the average monthly premium for different companies so you can compare which are more affordable.
| Insurer | Catastrophic | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | $367 | $367 | $367 | $367 | $367 |
| BlueShield of Northeastern New York | $610 | $610 | $610 | $610 | $610 |
| Capital District Physicians Health Plan | $531 | $531 | $531 | $531 | $531 |
| Empire HealthChoice HMO | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Excellus Health Plan, Inc. | $539 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Fidelis Care | $308 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York | $548 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Healthfirst | $536 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| HealthNow New York | $652 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| HealthNow NY, Inc | $453 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Independent Health Benefits Corporation | $489 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc. | $378 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| MVP Health Care | $433 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| North Shore-LIJ Insurance Company Inc | $395 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Oscar | $447 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| Oxford Health Plans (NY), Inc. | $616 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 |
| UHC | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $554 |
| WellCare of New York, Inc. | $562 | $562 | $562 | $562 | $476 |
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p The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of thirty-six health insurance
organizations and companies. The traces of the Association go back to 1929, with the founding
of Blue Cross. Blue Cross became an association in 1960 and merged with the Blue Shield Association in 1982,
forming one of the largest health insurance providers in the United States.
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p: strong 2 out of 5
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| Policyholders
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h3 Largest U.S. health insurance companies
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| Alabama, Maine, Kansas, California
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h3 Sample quotes by insurer
p Here you will find the average monthly premium for different companies so you can compare which are more affordable.
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th Catastrophic
th Bronze
th Silver
th Gold
th Platinum
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td Oscar
td $367
td $367
td $367
td $367
td $367
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td BlueShield of Northeastern New York
td $610
td $610
td $610
td $610
td $610
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td Capital District Physicians Health Plan
td $531
td $531
td $531
td $531
td $531
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td Empire HealthChoice HMO
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Excellus Health Plan, Inc.
td $539
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Fidelis Care
td $308
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York
td $548
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Healthfirst
td $536
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td HealthNow New York
td $652
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td HealthNow NY, Inc
td $453
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Independent Health Benefits Corporation
td $489
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc.
td $378
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td MVP Health Care
td $433
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td North Shore-LIJ Insurance Company Inc
td $395
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Oscar
td $447
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td Oxford Health Plans (NY), Inc.
td $616
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
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td UHC
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $554
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td WellCare of New York, Inc.
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $562
td $476
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h3 Other Health Insurance Companies
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p United
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